Here is the Fife standard of the breed:
SIBERIAN CAT – STANDARD – FIFe ( Fédération Internationale Féline)
| General | Size | medium to large, females mostly smaller then males |
| Head | Shape | a little bit longer than broad, softly rounded, massive View also drawing |
| Forehead | broad, just slightly rounded | |
| Cheeks | cheekbones well developed | |
| Nose | medium length, broad, in profile shows a slight identation, but without stop | |
| Chin | slanting slightly backwards, in profile creating a curve from the upper line of the nose | |
| Ears | Shape | medium size, well open at the base, tips are rounded with well developed hairs on the inside and tufts |
| Placement | with good width between, tilting slightly forward | |
| Eyes | Shape/placement | large, slightly oval shaped. A bit oblique, set widely apart |
| Colour | any colour is permitted, there is no relationship between eye and coat colour, clear eye colour is desirable | |
| Body | Structure | well boned and muscled, powerful neck, broad chest, body in proportion to create a rectangular appearance |
| Legs | medium high, to form a rectangle with the body, strong | |
| Paws | large, round, well tufted between toes | |
| Tail | of medium length, thick, rounded tip. Covered on all sides by dense hair with no hairs trailing down | |
| Coat | Structure | semi-long, well developed, very dense, undercoat not lying flat, overcoat water repellent, slightly hard to touch. Summer coat is distinctly shorter than the winter coat. The winter coat shows a well developed shirtfront, full frill and knickerbockers |
| Colour | all colours are acceptable except pointed patterns and the varieties chocolate, cinnamon, lilac, fawn. Any amount of white is permitted | |
| Remarks | Novice class only accepted for cats born in the former USSR. Any crossing with other breeds prohibited. |
Faults
General | too small or |
too finely built | |
Head | long and narrow |
straight profile | |
too round head (persian type) | |
Ears | too large or |
too high set | |
Eyes | round eyes |
Legs | too long or |
too thin | |
Tail | too short tail |
Coat | too fine or silky |